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Bar Buzz: Legal aid coalition gets $3.5 million
The Minnesota Legal Services Coalition has received $3.5 million in federal CARES Act money through the state of Minnesota and will use it to finance its new Reach Justice Minnesota initiative, the group announced on April 7.
Bar Buzz: Faegre Drinker partner Webber tapped for 1st District bench
Charles Webber, a commercial trial and appellate lawyer and partner at Faegre Drinker, has been tapped as Judge Rex D. Stacey’s replacement on the 1st Judicial District Court bench.
Bar Buzz: 3 finalists in running for 4th District bench
The Commission on Judicial Selection has recommended three finalists for a spot on the Hennepin County District Court bench, which is opening with the retirement of Judge Thomas S. Fraser.
Bar Buzz: Six in running for 6th District bench
Six finalists have been named for a pair of judgeships in the state’s 6th Judicial District. The state’s Judicial Selection Commission named the batch of finalists on March 26.
Supreme Court Calendar: April 2021
These summaries of upcoming Supreme Court arguments were prepared from information provided by the Supreme Court Commissioner’s Office.
Bar Buzz: Walz offered 3 finalists for 1st District judge’s seat
The Commission on Judicial Selection has recommended three finalists for the judgeship that is opening up with the retirement of 1st District Court Judge Rex D. Stacey.
Bar Buzz: Mitchell Hamline plans on-campus classes
After a year of online-only learning, the Mitchell Hamline School of Law is planning some on-campus instruction in the summer, with hopes high that more will follow in the fall.
Bar Buzz: Tien elected Tax Court chief
The election of Wendy S. Tien as chief judge of the Minnesota Tax Court has made history, according to the governor’s office.
Bar Buzz: Kaardal appeals referral for sanctions
Attorney Erick Kaardal is appealing a Washington, D.C., federal judge’s order referring him for sanctions.
Bar Buzz: Convicted lawyer faces sanctions
An Anoka lawyer who pleaded guilty to felony third-degree sexual misconduct last year is now being brought up for discipline by the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility.
Bar Buzz: Ellison settles two COVID-19 actions
On March 8 and March 10, the AG’s office announced settlements with two businesses that it took to court for violating the governor’s COVID-19 emergency executive orders.
Bar Buzz: Wood products firm rapped
An Eagan wood products manufacturer has agreed to pay a $90,000 fine after the state Human Rights Department found it refused to hire women.
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